Some tuna has 36 times the amount of pollutants because of where its caught, says study

Where your yellowfin tuna was caught can dramatically change the level of pollutants in its flesh, say researchers at the University of San Diego’s Scripps Institute of Oceanography, after testing 117 yellowfin tuna from 12 locations in a first-of-its-kind global study. “They found yellowfin tuna caught closer to more industrialized locations off North America and… » Read More

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